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6228

Water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron for high-power electronic frequency changers, intermittent rectifiers, capacitor-discharge circuits, and DC short-circuit switching.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

The GL-6228/506 is a sealed stainless-steel-jacketed, water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron intended primarily for high-power electronic frequency changers, with additional intermittent-rectifier, capacitor-discharge, and DC short-circuiting-switch service.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

IgnitronPowerSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
20000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
150 A
Rectifier peak forward current
900 A

Special-purpose data not represented by fixed promoted fields are preserved in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER. Ignitron/mercury-pool data semantically matching rectifier inverse-voltage and current fields were promoted; remaining grid, ignitor, auxiliary-anode, thermal, and fault ratings are parameters.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Other

  • The tube

    18 C

    The tube 18 also designed for use in intermittent-rectifier service, capacitor-dis-

  • Water Temperature Rlse

    4 C

    The tube 18 also designed for use in intermittent-rectifier service, capacitor-dis-

  • Pressure Drop at

    5 gal/min

    The tube 18 also designed for use in intermittent-rectifier service, capacitor-dis-

  • Inlet Water Temperature minimum

    35 C

    The tube 18 also designed for use in intermittent-rectifier service, capacitor-dis-

  • Water Flow minimum

    5 gal/min

    The tube 18 also designed for use in intermittent-rectifier service, capacitor-dis-

  • Inverse

    20000 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Ma ximum

  • Forward

    20000 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Ma ximum

  • ASA (See ASA Standards

    2.103 C

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Peak

    900 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Fault

    6000 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Forward

    5 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Inverae

    400 mA

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Inverse

    200 mA

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Forward

    200 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Inverse

    25 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Forward

    20 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Inverse

    100 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Average

    5 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • RMS

    10 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Inverse

    20000 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Forward

    20000 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Peak

    600 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Average

    200 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Forward

    500 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Inverse

    200 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Inverse

    100 mA

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Peak

    1500 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Average

    150 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Averaging Time

    0.15 C

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • RMS

    500 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Peak

    2000 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Fault

    2000 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Above

    60 C

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Peak

    20000 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Forward

    100 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Peak

    6000 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Average

    90 A

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Averaging Time

    10 s

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Jonization Time

    10 us

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum

  • Negative Voltage

    5 V

    Power-Rectifier Service Minimum Max Lmum